scholarly journals Student Perceptions of Interactive Whiteboards and Effects on Academic Achievement in a Fourth Grade Language Arts Classroom

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everette Burke
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Interactive Whiteboards

scholarly journals Arts and Academic Achievement―Empirical Evidence for Arts Realities in United States Education Law and Around the World

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
AnnRené Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Rural School District ◽  
Language Arts Instruction ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Learning Assistance ◽  
Reading And Math

That the arts enhance academic achievement has been a claim of educators for the past century. This experimental study examined whether and to what extent the use of creative dramatics interventions increased the vocabulary achievement of fourth grade students in a language arts classroom. The 20-day study was conducted across five weeks of school―for 45 minutes each day―during the normally scheduled language arts instruction block. It included a pretest, 17 consecutive school days of instruction, and a posttest. A retention test was administered five weeks later. Three fourth grade teachers were randomly assigned to a random sample of 83 fourth graders. The study was conducted at a Learning Assistance Program (LAP) reading and math school, in a large rural school district in Washington State. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the demographics of the sample…inferential statistics were used to calculate the differences between groups. (Joseph, 2013/2014, pp. 2-3)

scholarly journals Task Monitoring and Working Memory as Executive Components Predictive of General and Specific Academic Achievements in 6–9-Year-Old Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6681
Author(s):  
Alberto Quílez-Robres ◽  
Nieves Moyano ◽  
Alejandra Cortés-Pascual
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Predictive Role ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

Academic achievement has been linked to executive functions. However, it is necessary to clarify the different predictive role that executive functions have on general and specific academic achievement and to determine the most predictive executive factor of this academic achievement. The relationship and predictive role between executive functions and their components (initiative, working memory, task monitoring, organization of materials, flexibility, emotional control, inhibition, self-monitoring) with academic achievement are analyzed in this study, both globally and specifically in the areas of Language Arts and Mathematics, in 133 students from 6 to 9 years of age. The relationship obtained in Pearson’s correlation analysis does not differ substantially between overall achievement (r = 0.392) and specific achievement (r = 0.361, r = 0.361), but task monitoring (r = 0.531, r = 0.455, r = 0.446) and working memory (r = 0.512, r = 0.475, r = 0.505) had a greater relationship with general and specific achievement. Finally, regression analyses based on correlation results indicate that executive functions predict general academic performance (14.7%) and specific performance (12.3%, 12.2%) for Language Arts and Mathematics, respectively. Furthermore, working memory and task supervision represent 32.5% of general academic performance, 25.5% of performance in Language Arts, and 27.1% of performance in Mathematics. In conclusion, this study yielded exploratory data on the possible executive functions (task supervision and working memory) responsible for good general academic achievements and specific academic achievements in Mathematics and Language Arts.

scholarly journals Why Teachers Select Specific Literacy Assignments and Students' Reactions to Them

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel D. Miller ◽  
Treana Adkins ◽  
Mary Louise Hooper
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Extrinsic Rewards ◽  
Language Arts Instruction ◽  
Student Interviews

This study evaluated the literacy assignments elementary teachers use in their reading and language arts instruction, the reasons why they use a particular assignment, and how students react to different assignments. The project was initiated by teachers (three third-grade and three fourth-grade) and their principal because they believed students failed to see how various reading and language arts skills were related to one another, had difficulties applying such skills whenever they had to read or write lengthy prose, and did not want to complete assignments unless they received extrinsic rewards. Furthermore, teachers said teaching was no longer as satisfying as it had been in previous years. To evaluate their concerns we examined whether their literacy assignments included those characteristics that foster student learning and motivation and we interviewed the teachers and principal about why they believed teaching was no longer as satisfying as it had once been. Interviews indicated that teachers and the principal believed accountability pressures to increase standardized achievement test scores strongly influenced their school's reading and language arts instruction. Teachers said they attempted to raise students' scores by emphasizing the standardized achievement test skills. To maximize skill coverage, teachers said they avoided literacy assignments that required the reading of lengthy texts, sophisticated writing, and lengthy discussions. Evaluations of their literacy assignments confirmed their statements; students seldom completed classwork which required sophisticated writing or reading. Student interviews showed that they were bored with these assignments or did them because they expected extrinsic rewards. Whenever they completed a more complex literacy assignment (i.e., those that required the writing of single or multiple sentences or paragraphs), students said they were challenged and enjoyed learning for learning's sake. Discussion focuses on the implications of these findings for school improvement studies and students' learning and motivation.

scholarly journals Online Self-Regulatory Learning Behaviors as a Mediator in the Relationship between Online Course Perceptions with Achievement

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Barnard ◽  
Valerie Paton ◽  
William Lan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Learning Behaviors ◽  
Self Regulatory Learning ◽  
The Relationship

Positive perceptions of online course communication and collaboration have been associated with better academic outcomes, while self-regulatory learning behaviors have also been linked to academic achievement and other positive learning outcomes. In the current study, we examined whether self-regulatory learning behaviors may be considered as mediating the relationship between student perceptions of online course communication and collaboration with academic achievement as measured by grade point average (GPA). Results indicate that online self-regulatory learning behaviors, though not strongly associated with academic achievement in and of themselves, do mediate the positive relationship between student perceptions of online course communication and collaboration with academic achievement.

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Exploration of the Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes of Students with Emotional/Behavioural Difficulties: The Importance of Student Perceptions of Themselves, Their Peer Relationships, and Their Classrooms

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Whitley ◽  
Edward P. Rawana ◽  
Keith Brownlee ◽  
Jennine Rawana
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Classroom Climate ◽  
Psychosocial Outcomes ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Year ◽  
Behavioural Difficulties

Students with emotional/behavioural difficulties (E/BD) continue to experience poor academic and psychosocial outcomes. Developing a better understanding of the ways in which indicators of these outcomes develop while students are still in early grades can assist in planning effective programming and alter negative trajectories. Accordingly, the present study sought to explore the perceptions of students with and without E/BD regarding their self-concept, classroom climate, and academic achievement over the course of one school year. The participants consisted of 68 elementary-aged students attending two schools in Northwestern Ontario. A repeated measures ANOVA was conducted and a number of significant differences were found both between groups and over time. Specifically, students in the E/BD group experienced poorer functioning compared to students without E/BD at most time points. Patterns of change in psychosocial and academic variables were largely similar across groups. Discussions of these findings, as well as implications for practice and for future research are presented. Keywords: Emotional/behavioural difficulties; self-concept; academic achievement

scholarly journals SELF-REGULATED LEARNING AND DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: ITS’ EFFECT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 374-388
Author(s):  
Nani Sutarni ◽  
M Arief Ramdhany ◽  
Achmad Hufad ◽  
Eri Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Digital Learning Environment ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning

The unprecedented changes in the education sector due to the recent pandemic demand teachers and students to adapt to new ways of learning via online platforms. A plethora of latest research has investigated various topics such as online learning platforms, online learning materials, and teacher/student perceptions; however, little is known about the link between online learning and achievement. Occupying this lacuna, this study specifically sought to examine the relationship between self-regulated learning (SRL), the digital learning environment, and student’ academic achievement during the pandemic.  The population of this research was 1,800 students (freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior class) enrolled for the Introduction to Management course at a state university in Bandung, Indonesia. Selected using a proportionate random sampling, 317 students participated as the respondents.  The data were collected through questionnaire surveys, while the Structural Equation Model (SEM) was employed to analyze the interrelationship among the construct variables.  The results of this study show that promoting SRL may affect the optimization of the digital learning environment and academic achievements.  Students with better self-regulated learning ability can somehow optimize their digital learning environment and be more progressive in terms of academic achievement.

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